05 · Explore
Cosmology, calendar, healing and material culture
Time, health and art were all understood as expressions of a balanced universe.
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Time, nature and the spirit world are connected in traditional Igbo thought. Here you will find a calendar built on markets, a creator god and a personal chi, the healers and the art that carries meaning.
In this chapter
01Chukwu, Ala and Chi
One creator, an earth goddess and a personal spirit that walks with you.
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02The Igbo calendar and the four market days
Eke, Orie, Afọ, Nkwọ: a week built around the market.
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03The thirteen months
Thirteen moons, one year, and a different mood for each.
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04Healing: the Dibia and Ogwu
Healers, herbs and rituals: medicine as community care.
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05Akwete cloth and Nsibidi writing
Woven cloth and secret signs: two ways to write a message.
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